* Absolute Justice, designed by Curtis King and Josh Beatman (DC) * The Brinkley Girls, designed by Adam Grano (Fantagraphics) * Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) * Life and Times of Martha Washington, designed by David Nestelle (Dark Horse Books) * Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, designed by Philippe Ghielmetti (Sunday Press) * Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? designed by Neil Egan and Brian Fies (Abrams ComicArts)